[ RadSafe ] NCIS episode on dirty bomb

[Jeff Terry]

In fact, this was probably the most important thing stated in the  
episode.

On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Eric.Goldin at sce.com wrote:

> But if you paid attention, you heard NCIS Director Leon Vance point  
> out
> that a dirty bomb does not produce radiation injury and is really a  
> weapon
> of mass disruption - I'm pretty sure he used those terms.  Right on.


You could hose off the remains of a typical dirty bomb released in  
Chicago into Lake Michigan (4,920 cubic km) and no one would know that  
a radioactive release had occurred. The panic that ensued from the  
fear of radiation exposure would almost certainly kill more than the  
radiation released.

Jeff

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